The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09


save the cup and not to show how lady he
could beat his competitors. In almost every
ono Of the ak cup races In which he has sailed
It Is believed that he could have beaten the
British boat BY several minutes moro than he
did. This point In Gen. Paine's policy IL char
aoteristic Of the man. He aims TO do quietly
and thoroughly Just what IL necessary for the
accomplishment Of his object; then nothing
moro is to DO said or done.
He Is on the wrong side OF 30, but he i'm
presses nearly every one - man Of about AZ
years. and scarcely at his prime. It IL fifty
four years since he first bresthed Boston air.
All OF his life has been spent here except Q few
years devoted to European travel He IL a
Harvard man. graduating In the class Of 80
He studied law. but practised scarcely ct all In
court, and oflste years the management Of his
great property has given him ample employ
mont His wealth IL not inherited. He 10 q
direct descendant OF Robert Treat Paine. one
snce. and d tho oldest Of three brothers, among
whom their fathers property was divided.
goes. His possessions were considerably In:
creased BY his marriage. with q daughter o!
The late John Bryant, . wellsknoMn and and
made 10 Western railroad enterprises His
sns nns, Asss Sssn en-
and Santa vs., and Mexica, Central. Nobody
knows his wealth. but It Is safe to rank him az
Cen. Palns's war record is interesting He
vent out IN October 1851: as 2 CAPTAIN In thfs
snag, 1884, he VAS Ssas asor Thin
regiments over which Gen. Butler and Gov.
a asS iqsn assas'
received he computation from the STATE on this
wssp Ssn b Is
Louisiana. white regiment, not colored. e
rss1sne un March iss4 Whsn Se
He went through tie eampatgn. ending with I
vns Sspsegs 9F II % M
sds r. July lset ho WIS commissioned srEs
Tnts SSaps as ao p sHeiS BOTH q
Fort Fisher. and for meritorious and valuable
aans q
IN North Carolina, under, Terry and scovtlle.
during shs las. months 4, s Of the var: 40, ana
brave as he was cool" Another ofiicer 81 New
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had psrisos CONTROL q Simssi One day. whss
u I'M our 'p passage acc eornsd
He sat upon his horse, calm, patient impas.
s n: S5SSss. r. xsh ~ saas
"a sneb :ss ~: a issEs IN sSs
army YES the same as IT Is on bis Yacht
Gen. Charles A. R. Dimon says: His image
often appears 70 me sitting on that old 6 9Sy
only held oficer mounted, with that insepara-
BILE short black pipe In his mouth. only remoy:
x sss i Els men Sas were Sns around
Il Is only recently that the public has begun
than s Is Sadae q
there arc are V many good yacStsmsn Ssresbonss
who do not hesitate to say that. In their opinion.
1.-THE recent races gould be sailed led oyer oyer again
scotch cutter would stand the best chance Of
as the Is
equal as q designer: Mr.. Burgess himself says
sSsznsss hs adS II Saidi ill., May
fower and Volunteer were suggestsd By Gen.
sas the
study, Gen. Paine ts thoroughly scientific and
Logical In hts study Of nautical problems; and
Fortunately In his yachting experience he be-
gan at the beginning-hs sailed catboats for
"a bs r With sRtpody
yasehtsman In the world, better even than the
skiliui skinpers who have sailed his boats
Gen, Paine's experience with large boats be:
tn s hs spS1 S% Ss I'D
developing the schooner Haleyop. which be
Se dlculsa led in New York. and had adm made o no
d decent showing In The races there She w9 70
{glly in order, making no ehanges IA her lines.
When she suited him he began sailing her IN
ssast She pS Won '1 EVERYTHING she cc%petes Tor
Then her owner took her around TO New York:
and che whipped abSat everything there. That
estaoiished Gen. Paines reputation 10
When the Genesta's challenge came Gen.
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=. Malcolm Forbes OF the Eastern Yacht Club
and Designer Burgess were the most oonspicu-
lttle, heard OF until the sailing. Of the races
which his superb seamanship did SO much ll, to
Taees Gen. Paine was tho sai Ing ,masterof the
Volunteer. At the end Of the season he bought
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hsF her from keel 70 top9ass AID stem 70 stern,
q SS % e s aaGGss new wsr Soa as R psS
s,trated that her lauIts were superficial and not
lions q her creators. The peerless Volunteer
tspiy S her dss Of I perfect
ol cup deionders viii be iRSreasod Gen, Paine
5ss9 Il. g ys s Sns
o. America and Y is safe to plSdict that 4,
ipTinE from the waves under the touch 81 the
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